FileMaker Pro 9 now has the ability to store plugins in 2 locations. However there is one small change in FileMaker Pro 9 that has caused some extra plugin maintenance work. The Auto Update feature has worked in much the same way from Server 5.5 through Server 7, 8 and 9. Essentially you need to setup some scripts that you call (typically as part of the on open or startup script) which will download the plugin if it is not installed or update the plugin if an older version of the plugin is installed (if you were to manually update an older version of the plugin you would have to quit FileMaker Pro/Advanced and re-open it if it was already open). The documentation for setting up the Auto Update feature is covered in depth in the FileMaker Server 9 Guide to Updating Plug-ins available from the FileMaker website and the FileMaker Server CD. updating plugins without having to restart FileMaker Pro/Advanced!.distributing plugin updates by making some small changes to the server and having these downloaded automatically.

ensuring all users of your database solution have the plugin installed.

Plugin maintenance was a painful process before this, having to manually install and update new plugin versions on each client workstation.The Auto Update feature is great for: As a long time user of as many plugins as I can get my hands on one of my favourite features of FileMaker Server (starting with v5.5 if my memory serves me correctly) is the ability to push plugins to FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro Advanced clients automatically from the server using some simple FileMaker Pro scripts.

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